Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Zoe Amar and Matt Collins of Platypus Digital created the #SocialCEO Awards in 2013 with the goal to celebrate charity leaders who are using social media in support of their organization’s missions. CEO Case Study: Bowl Cancer UK. Deborah Alsina is the CEO of a charity, Bowl Cancer UK.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

As CNET sees it, “If you’re one of those people who posts pictures of yourself to the Corn Flakes fan page, you are yourself a corn flake.” Although selfies have been around for years , they have gained popularity recently. Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good?

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 27, 2014

Baldrick’s head shaving for childhood cancer tops the list at $34 million raised in 2013. Cupid’s Undie Run which challenges people to strip down to their skivvies and run through the streets in February rounds out the list raising $1.3 The list runs the gamut of causes and antics. Here are some highlights: - St.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Marc Pitman, fundraising coach and author of Ask Without Fear , instilled confidence to the 200+ attendees at the Center for People in Need’s Conference Center in Lincoln. The first 100 people to register received his book, which is still a popular read for those new to fundraising. In 2013, the snow made a bigger impact.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 29, 2017

In his 2013 Ted Talk “ Uncharitable ,” activist Dan Pallotta tackles overhead costs head on. If we don’t lock these awesome people down, we have a turnstile of training where every 18 months (if we’re lucky) we’re training new hires—and that means more overhead costs. Faulty donor expectations.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Jeff Bauman , who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013, has the second most successful fundraiser on the site with over $800,000 raised.

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Media Cause

MARCH 10, 2022

But people change. A cause close to my heart is the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. people are so willing to help you learn and I’ve gained so much from just talking through even the smallest of situations with my network. . You are a human, not a brand. . Katey Parker. Share a nonprofit close to your heart.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Marc Pitman, fundraising coach and author of Ask Without Fear , instilled confidence to the 200+ attendees at the Center for People in Need’s Conference Center in Lincoln. The first 100 people to register received his book, which is still a popular read for those new to fundraising. In 2013, the snow made a bigger impact.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Perhaps it’s focusing on cancer problems for hospital foundations. 28-29, 2013. Coming out of left field with fundraising asks to people who don’t recognize you in their inbox usually won’t end well. Put Your Best Ask Forward – Do you know what topics or approaches convert the best? Or stating a goal.

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MAY 6, 2021

For instance, people such as Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and others suggest we enter into a doomsday scenario. . In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. Thankfully, they changed the name to Google. ” .

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

While these stats show that this national day of giving has struck a chord in people internationally, it’s the stories from #GivingTuesday that truly inspire us. Or as Michael Rosen, CFRE says: “While statistics can be interesting and even compelling at times, people are more likely to be moved by stories. in 2012 to $142.05

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JUNE 21, 2013

Next Thursday, we''re holding a webinar that will dive into the key findings from the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study – to indicate where your organization''s performance stacks up in relation to your peers, as well as what you can be doing better to speed your journey to online success.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

For example, if you know I’m interested in lung cancer issues, send me a lung cancer project or research to fund. But since your goal is to get people to click-through to the next step, it’s a worthwhile test. Blackbaud’s 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits. The Price of “One-Size-Fits-All”.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

#GivingTuesday 2013 might over, but no it’s not! White Butterfly Gift Shop in NJ – donated the proceeds of t-shirt sales to support a mother of 5 who cannot afford her cancer treatment. Local business owners worked with people recovering from substance abuse on local recycling and beautification projects.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

We’re having a 5K/bike ride/walk this weekend … it’s for a good cause” is not as newsworthy as “couple to marry while running in a 5K for breast cancer research, this is why…”. The piece had started life as an announcement style press release that we rewrote to convert paragraphs about people into quotes by them. Share these.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 13, 2015

In fact, only 15 percent of millennials didn’t give to an NPO in 2013. I know, I know… buzzwords like branding and brand loyalty in the nonprofit sector tend to make people cringe because they think of the “stuffy corporate world,” but in this case a nonprofit having good branding leads to brand loyalty which means donor loyalty.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

” Christine Bork, Chicago-based chief development and communications officer for CureSearch for Children’s Cancer in Bethesda, Md. CureSearch for Cancer Research. “We’re allowing people to do whatever they want to do to raise money for this cause whenever they want to do it,” Bork says. .

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APRIL 12, 2013

Spring forward to today, the 2013 Club 300 members raised more than $3.9 As mentioned earlier, for the 2013 Club 300 #300 brought in over $6,800. Additionally, the membership cap helps with budget planning because the # of people you are supporting remains constant year-over-year. Check out the 2013 Club 300 Perks.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Facebook's statement is: "Now, it's easier than ever for nonprofits to connect with people who care about their causes and encourage them to contribute through the website of their choice." People donated, and Facebook processed the donation for the charities.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

There were tens of thousands of people who never gave to ALS until they were specifically asked for a gift. And who is doing the asking is just as important because statistics prove that “people give to people.” Quite frankly, ALS is not a very wide spread disease like cancer or heart disease.

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JULY 17, 2015

This was a viral campaign spread across platforms like Instagram and Facebook because it appealed not only to people’s social behaviors and preferences but allowed participants to rally behind a cause—to activate their networks for social good. In 2013, more than 219,000 people participated and raised nearly $23 million.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2015

Two years ago, Cisco Systems engineering manager Roland Holloway nearly reached the point of needing hospice care due to complications from cancer. In late 2013, he helped purchase a wheelchair-accessible van to assist his disabled colleague, Johnny Taylor, who runs a veterans' outreach nonprofit called Promised Land Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

In 2013, Zoe Amar and Matt Collins, digital strategy consultants for nonprofits, started the “ Social CEOs Award ” after being inspired by LinkedIn’s top 30 social CEOs list. 8 out of 10 people are more likely to buy from an organisation whose leaders use social media. Mark Flannagan is the CEO of Beating Bowel Cancer.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. People give to people.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

— Tenovus (@tenovuscancer) January 29, 2013. — Dogs Trust (@DogsTrust) January 25, 2013. — Diabetes UK (@DiabetesUK) March 1, 2013. — PBS (@PBS) February 20, 2013. — alexandra bezdikian (@alebez) March 19, 2013. people to share why they care about your organization or cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2013

But even nonprofits that can afford them find that they don’t address our sector’s unique needs to engage people in advocacy, organizing and fundraising. But instead of sending people away from Facebook, when people click on the link in the post, they are taken to the campaign located on the ActionSprout app on Best Friends’ Facebook page.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2014

Engineering in November 2013. I personally have developed fantastic relationships with members of my EMBA cohort at the Bloch School of Management (class of 2013) that are going to last a lifetime. All it takes is for someone within a company to step up and take the lead; people will follow.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

An estimated billion people carry water on their heads, so this is potentially transformative technology. In either case, both Wello and the The Hippo Water Roller Project are searching for creative ways to make these devices affordable to the people who need them now that the technology is ready. Digital Inclusion. News flash.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

million views online and he is the keynote speaker at NTEN’s upcoming 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Dan Pallotta would go on to invent the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days. But we don’t want people making money in charity.

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JANUARY 1, 2015

Be sure to give the 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 reviews a look too. That was a significant increase from 2013 and nearly as many emails that I received on December 31st. That was slightly down from 2013. About 6 faux forwards this year which was more than 2013. Last day to give – FWD: Nothing can prepare you for cancer.

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APRIL 16, 2015

They defined it as: the act of a company taking a function once performed by employees and outsourcing it to an undefined, and generally large, network of people in the form of an open call. In 2013, the Jimmy Fund held their first Big Ideas Contest , generating 150 innovative fundraising ideas. Does this sound familiar?

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. Your year-end gift helps others find life after cancer. So many people benefit from your kindness today. Thank you for all you do for people with diabetes. Here is the 2015 edition of my annual review of year-end nonprofit fundraising email subject lines. (Be

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